Re: IIgs Monitor Repair

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Jan 10, 5:19 pm, Jerry <SNIPawande...@yahoSNIPo.ca> wrote:
> I recently bought a Benq FP241W LCD monitor since my old Dell 19" CRT was
> dying.  This new monitor has all sorts of inputs, including an NTSC RCA
> jack, plus individual R, G, and B RCA inputs.  I haven't tried my IIgs on
> it yet, but an Apple IIc works quite well.  There is a very slow roll to
> the image, but it's quite usable even in 80-column mode.  So, this is
> certainly an option for today and a few years into the future, and it
> requires no additional hardware if you use the NTSC output on your Apple
> II.  I will have to try a cable from the IIgs to the RGB inputs on the LCD
> panel sometime.


Great Jerry! Let us know how it goes with the IIgs RGB signal. I for
one will be interested in hearing your results.

I know mid-way through last year, an announcement was made that work
was being done in conjunction with GSE-Reactive to come up with a
means of converting the IIgs RGB signal into something usable by
modern day monitors. I haven't heard anything recently, but I presume
this work is still being carried out?

I agree that this will have to be done sometime soon. Even if we can
keep our monitors running for a few more years, I'm guessing that most
will not be as sharp as they once were. So for our eyes sake alone,
the benefits would be great. Not to mention the reduced power
consumption, smaller footprints on our desktop, maybe allowing the
sharing of a monitor, etc, etc...

I think this will prove to be one of the biggest advancements in
recent times for the Apple II if/when it eventuates. I know it might
not be a truly retro solution, but IMHO the advantages outweigh the
negatives.

Cheers,
Mike